The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000

10.  In section 1(3), paragraph (3), for the words “Lugano Contracting State” to “United Kingdom” substitute—

  • “Lugano Contracting State” means—

    (a)

    one of the original parties to the Lugano Convention, that is to say Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, Iceland, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; or

    (b)

    a party who has subsequently acceded to that Convention, that is to say, Poland.